The problem may go away if you figure out how to disable the printer status
monitor.

<rpesq@my-deja.com> wrote in message
news:1131126319.014002.29540@o13g2000cwo.googlegro ups.com...
> Hi Alan,
> Yes, the Bios is set to ECP, which is correct for this model.
>
> I have an old SMC Barricade router that has a parallel port built into
> it. I might try network printing to see if that works better with this
> unit. That would eliminate the HP driver issue.
>

I think you are on the right track. I can't find nything in the printer
properties or setup to accomplish this.

"Chuck" wrote:

> The problem may go away if you figure out how to disable the printer status
> monitor.
>
> <rpesq@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> news:1131126319.014002.29540@o13g2000cwo.googlegro ups.com...
> > Hi Alan,
> > Yes, the Bios is set to ECP, which is correct for this model.
> >
> > I have an old SMC Barricade router that has a parallel port built into
> > it. I might try network printing to see if that works better with this
> > unit. That would eliminate the HP driver issue.
> >
>
>
>